Saudi Arabian academic on death row for using Twitter and WhatsApp

Must be sentenced to death for using Twitter and WhatsApp

A prominent law professor in Saudi Arabia faces the death penalty.

Saudi Arabian dissident faces death penalty over Twitter and WhatsApp use

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Famous academic sentenced to death for sharing articles on WhatsApp and Twitter

Prominent preacher and academic Awad Al-Qarni, who often appeared on TV shows in Saudi Arabia, was arrested in 2017 at the start of Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman's crackdown against dissent

Saudi Arabia sentences prominent law professor to death for using Twitter and WhatsApp

Awad Al-Qarni, 65, was considered by the regime to be a major agitator who shared “fake news” on networks.

A dominant Saudi intellectual has been sentenced to death for using Twitter and WhatsApp

The kingdom seems to be a modernizing country, while people are being condemned for having a social media presence on a regular basis.

Saudi academic on death row for using Twitter and WhatsApp

TEHRAN, Jan. 15 (MNA) – A prominent Saudi professor was sentenced to death for alleged crimes including having a Twitter account and using WhatsApp to share news considered “hostile” to the kingdom, media have reported.